With a focus on the Mediterranean countries, the festival aims to promote film culture and empower the relations between filmmakers throughout the world. The festival takes place in August/September every year, and the official competition is open

Organized by the Royal Film Commission – Jordan and MAD Solutions, in collaboration with the Arab Cinema Center. The festival’s competitions are dedicated to debut Arab films, not only in the field of directing, but also in six other c

Arab Film Festival: Beirut Cinema Days is a non-competitive festival for Arab independent films that gets held every two years in Beirut, Lebanon. The main focus of the festival is to provide all the aid and support needed to the Arab independent

Launching its first edition in September, 2017, Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival features a selection of short films from the 21 Mediterranean Sea countries. What’s so special about the festival is that the films have an open-air unique s

Presented by the prestigious BBC Arabic, the BBC Arabic Festival is an annual week-long event dedicated to short films and documentaries concerning the ongoing social and political changes happening in the Arab world. The festival is taking place

The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) is one of the most majestic film festivals in the world. The festival was founded in West Berlin in 1951 and it has been celebrated every year in February since 1978. The festival is famous for ma

Founded in 1976, the prestigious Cairo International Film Festival takes place annually in Cairo as the only international competitive film festival acknowledged by the FIAPF in the Arab world and Africa. The festival features a parti-colored prog

The prestigious Cairo International Women's Film Festival started back in 2008. The festival is all about films made by women from all over the world. The festival also promotes the female filmmakers' perspectives through their works. The sections

Founded back in 1932, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival is an annual international film festival that’s held in Cannes, France.  The Festival is considered as one of the most-leading festivals in the world. Giving its high-profile st

Going all the way back to 1966, Carthage Film Festival is regarded as the oldest event of its kind still active in Africa. The festival started off as biennial, but then in 2014 it became an annual event. Held in October/November, the festival is